After hanging out on the coast, we took a bus inland to the capital city of Croatia, Zagreb. We heard from a lot of people that Zagreb was really boring. We didn't spend much time there, so I can't really agree or disagree with that opinion, but what I did like about Zagreb was that it was much cheaper than Dubrovnik, Split, and Hvar since there were a lot less tourists.
We only had a bit of time in Zagreb to walk around and see a few sights. Among the interesting things we saw was the famous St. Mark's Church with its beautiful tiled roof.
The main reason for travelling to Zagreb was that was where our departing flight was from, and that it was easy to access Plitvice Lakes National Park, one of the country's biggest attractions. From Zagreb, we took a bus around 2.5 hours to Plitvice. It was foggy and rainy when we arrived, but we were prepared with umbrellas and rain coats. Getting wet didn't matter much because in the national park there is water EVERYWHERE.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest national park in Croatia, and paying the entrance fee of around $32 is worth it. There are 16 lakes and countless waterfalls at the park. Basically the whole park is built on boardwalks which lead you around the beautiful scenery. Sometimes the waterfalls even flow onto the boardwalks, so you are literally walking on water. The water is a brilliant blue colour which was visible even during the cloudy weather, but when it started to get sunny it was even more stunning. John, being a nature lover, really enjoyed this place. There are several trails that lead you around the park. We chose the one which brought us around the entire place, which took us around 6 hours.
Visiting Plitvice was a great way to end our trip to Croatia... back to Canada the next day! :)
We only had a bit of time in Zagreb to walk around and see a few sights. Among the interesting things we saw was the famous St. Mark's Church with its beautiful tiled roof.
The main reason for travelling to Zagreb was that was where our departing flight was from, and that it was easy to access Plitvice Lakes National Park, one of the country's biggest attractions. From Zagreb, we took a bus around 2.5 hours to Plitvice. It was foggy and rainy when we arrived, but we were prepared with umbrellas and rain coats. Getting wet didn't matter much because in the national park there is water EVERYWHERE.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest national park in Croatia, and paying the entrance fee of around $32 is worth it. There are 16 lakes and countless waterfalls at the park. Basically the whole park is built on boardwalks which lead you around the beautiful scenery. Sometimes the waterfalls even flow onto the boardwalks, so you are literally walking on water. The water is a brilliant blue colour which was visible even during the cloudy weather, but when it started to get sunny it was even more stunning. John, being a nature lover, really enjoyed this place. There are several trails that lead you around the park. We chose the one which brought us around the entire place, which took us around 6 hours.
Visiting Plitvice was a great way to end our trip to Croatia... back to Canada the next day! :)
Absolutely fabulous pictures...and excellent commentary as usual!
ReplyDeleteThe lakes and waterfalls seem so unexpected...just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and another beautiful memory for you both!
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